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Mississippi State Fair to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with patriotic theme
Andy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce | Mississippi Department of Agriculture and CommerceAndy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce | Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce President Donald J. Trump recently...

Quakes Ice Cream adds distribution facility in Vancleave as production grows
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - One popular ice cream business on the Coast is now expanding facilities, hoping to cater to businesses all over South Mississippi. A new construction site off Highway 57 in Vancleave is home to Quakes Ice Cream’s...

2 gas stations in cities throughout Mississippi County had the cheapest diesel in week ending June 28
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Mississippi County...

State energy czar touts costliest path to 'zero carbon' electricity (copy)
Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of “renewable” energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar and grid-scale batteries, rather...

Cheapest diesel in cities across Mississippi County in week ending June 28
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Mississippi County...

Cheapest premium gas in cities across Mississippi County in week ending June 28
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Mississippi County...

Missouri Utility Plans New 800-MW Gas-Fired Plant, Will Include Energy Storage
A utility that serves customers in Missouri announced it plans to build an 800-MW natural gas-fired power plant, along with the company’s first large-scale battery energy storage facility, at a site near St. Louis. Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of...

Mississippi steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Mississippi implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Mississippi, PNW river stakeholders: ‘Power of collaboration’
Published 8:26 am Friday, July 4, 2025 Michelle Hennings, executive director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, drives a Shaver Transportation tugboat on the Willamette River as part of the collaborative tour between Pacific Northwest...

Wisconsin adopted 3 new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024
Wisconsin implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Ohio steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Ohio implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...

Indiana steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Indiana implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Pennsylvania steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Pennsylvania implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Tennessee steps up clean energy support with 4 new policies or incentives in 2024
Tennessee implemented at least four new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Alaska steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Alaska implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...

The state of Washington adopted 2 new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024
Washington implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Virginia adopted 1 new clean energy policy or incentive in 2024
Virginia implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

Maine steps up clean energy support with 7 new policies or incentives in 2024
Maine implemented at least seven new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

Oklahoma adopted no new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024
Oklahoma implemented no clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has adopted...

Missouri steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Missouri implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...